The Soulful Catholic Blog

I was perusing the contents of my holy card drawer recently (if you’re a cradle Catholic, you know exactly what I mean) and came upon a prayer that left my jaw hanging.

The Hagia Sophia, a cathedral built in sixth-century Constantinople, was later turned into a mosque before it became a museum. The Turkish government recently converted it into a Muslim house of worship again. Christians throughout the Middle East continue to suffer...

The election looms and in my mind, I’m back in 1984, the first time I was eligible to cast a vote for the presidency. Ronald Reagan was running for re-election against Walter Mondale. The Gipper had managed one of the most memorable (and laughable) moments in...

Things are rough right now, we all know that. But hang onto hope!

As news organizations talk up diversity, we have to ask ourselves: Are devout Christians represented?

Jesus heals a desperate leper who has been searching for the mysterious healer of Nazareth during episode 6 of the first season of The Chosen. --Photo courtesy of Vid Angel I’ve never been much of a watcher. Losing myself in a good book has always been my default mode...

Three in the morning and on deadline. I stared at the computer screen, fingers poised over the keyboard, relishing the quietude of the house.

They don't have Quick Trip in Venezuela, so we stopped for a sip of coconut milk at this bodega on the roadside. Living in the desert my entire life except for one unforgettable (albeit quite sticky) summer in Washington, D.C., you could say I’m accustomed to the...

Who would have thought just six months ago that our country, and indeed the whole world, would be brought to its knees by a microscopic, invisible enemy? And now we who live in what is arguably the country with the greatest liberty in the history of civilization know...

July 12, 2020 My work at The Catholic Sun throughout 18 years led to many adventures, including travel to the Holy Land. The call came in on what was otherwise an ordinary Monday morning. It’s a good thing I was sitting down because the news that was about to be...

This undated photo of Chaldean Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni appeared on the Web site of AsiaNews with a story about his death. The priest and three subdeacons from Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul, Iraq, were killed June 3, 2007, while leaving the church after Mass....